Re: [ha-Safran]: Book Discussion - titles needed
Shalom Safranim.
I am sending this on behalf of a graduate student at my university. She is
interested in knowing if anyone on HaSafran has any books to recommend on
Judaica librarianship in the twentieth century (epsecially historical
studies, I believe). I have drawn a blank, I'm afraid. Please help her if you
can. I have copied her on this message.
B'chavod rav.
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.
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RE: [ha-Safran]: Judaism and cults
I don't know that it is censorship. No library, so far as I know,
prohibits ("censors") any publication but no library buys everything and
libraries use standards like accuracy, quality, and the purpose and clientele
of a particular library. Our library, for example, does collect a certain
amount of anti-semitic materials because of a history course offered here
on the subject. That doesn't mean all libraries should collect such material,
however, in my opinion. With all due respect, I think being blanketly
against "censorship" tends not allow us to fittingly judge and evaluate.
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[ha-Safran]: New book
Shalom Safranim, I thought some of you might be interested in the forthcoming book by a professor at the Univesity of Trent who used to teach at my university. B'chavod rav, Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. A Centaur in Auschwitz: Reflections on Primo Levi's Thinking By Massimo Giuliani Foreword by Richard Brilliant add to cart $60.00 Cloth 0-7391-0663-5 September 28, 2003 120pp add to cart $24.95 Paper 0-7391-0742-9 September 28, 2003 In A Centaur in Auschwitz, Massimo Giuliani sheds new light on Primo Levi's rational, demythologizing approach to suffering and survival. Whether working in narrative or poetic form, Levi grappled with the ambiguities and complexities of innocence and guilt, triumph and loss. Giuliani presents a powerful new means to understand Levi's thought: employing the neologism of salvaction (conveying "salvation" through one's own "action"), Giuliani has developed a "star of salvaction"--a diagram in the shape of a star of David, in which each of the six points leads to a strategy Levi learned for seeking meaning, and thereby salvation, in the misery of Auschwitz. This unique book, with its concise overview of Levi's expression and development as a writer, reveals Primo Levi for what he was: scientist, intellectual, Jew, human, and dedicated seeker of the roots of human dignity. About the Author Massimo Giuliani is Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Trent, Italy, and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
RE: [ha-Safran]:English children's Israel magazine k-8
Another online source is www.israelnationalnews.com. It provides a national religious perspective different than the leftist Ha'Aretz and the center or center-right Jerusalem Post. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. -- == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[Ha-Safran] new book - the King's way
Shalom Safranim, I thought this event and the book it celebrates, Derech haMelech (The King's Way) might be of interest to some on the list. Hillel Weiss is a well-known professor of Hebrew at Bar Ilan University. -- Forwarded message -- At Motzaey Shabbat Bereshit Rosh Hodesh Heshvan 25 October 2003 We will held a special evening devoted to a new great book by Prof. Hillel Weiss King's Way The event will take place in Heichal Shelomo, 58 King George St., Jerusalem, next to the Great Synagogue at 8:30 P.M. Lecturers: Moshe Shamir, awarded with the Israel Prize Arye Stav, editor of Nativ, the best political review of the country Prof. Arye Eldad, M.K. and Prof. Hillel Weiss the author Moderator: Yosef Dayan The event is under the auspices of Nativ, Lishkat HaGazit and the Forum of the 3 Commandments == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[Ha-Safran] New Historians
Shalom lachem.
Regarding the "new historian" mentioned by Mr. Katz, I think it worthwhile
topoint out that the scholar Efraim Karsh has challenged the worth of
at least some of their work (e.g. in his book "Fabricating Israeli history
: the 'new historians.'"
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.
Mme de Gramont...was called before the Revolutionary Tribunal to stand
trial for her life. "Had she ever aided the aristocrats who had escaped
abroad?" the court asked her. Mme. de Gramont knew that if she answered
yes she would be guillotined at once. For some seconds she looked at her
judges in silence, then, "I was going to answer no," she said, "but life
is not worth the lie."--as related by Whittaker Chambers in Life magazine,
September 15, 1947.
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RE: [Ha-Safran] New Historians
Of course my main point is that the "new historians" views are
seriously controverted within academia, as Professor Karsh's wrtitings and
the other scholars I mentioned indicated. Another example is Yehoshua
Porath, emeritus profesor of Middle East History at Hebrew University who
wrote an essay quite critical of one of the new historians school, Tom
Segev, in issue 9 of Azure magazine. Indeed the editorial in that issue
of Azure might also be of interest to people.
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.
Mme de Gramont...was called before the Revolutionary Tribunal to stand
trial for her life. "Had she ever aided the aristocrats who had escaped
abroad?" the court asked her. Mme. de Gramont knew that if she answered
yes she would be guillotined at once. For some seconds she looked at her
judges in silence, then, "I was going to answer no," she said, "but life
is not worth the lie."--as related by Whittaker Chambers in Life magazine,
September 15, 1947.
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RE: [Ha-Safran] New Historians
I hadn't intended ot write on this again, but , with all respect, I
cannot agree with Mr. Katz's dismissing reviews that appear in ideologiclaly
committed publications. (I leave aside the fact that the new historians
themselves tend to left-wing views which many say inform their own
historical work.) Left of center publications like
the New York Review of Books and the Nation,and the New Republic
sometimes have excellent book reviews in my opinion.I think the same can
be said for right of center publications like Commentary and the American
Spectator. Ind ealing with Jewish matters, should we be dismissive of
reviews in the journals Tradition and Reform Judaism? I think I
would be crippling myself as a librarian if I was dismissive of them.
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.
Mme de Gramont...was called before the Revolutionary Tribunal to stand
trial for her life. "Had she ever aided the aristocrats who had escaped
abroad?" the court asked her. Mme. de Gramont knew that if she answered
yes she would be guillotined at once. For some seconds she looked at her
judges in silence, then, "I was going to answer no," she said, "but life
is not worth the lie."--as related by Whittaker Chambers in Life magazine,
September 15, 1947.
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RE: [Ha-Safran] New Historians
Methinks Mr. Katz doth protest too much. But I wish him shalom rav anyway. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Mme de Gramont...was called before the Revolutionary Tribunal to stand trial for her life. "Had she ever aided the aristocrats who had escaped abroad?" the court asked her. Mme. de Gramont knew that if she answered yes she would be guillotined at once. For some seconds she looked at her judges in silence, then, "I was going to answer no," she said, "but life is not worth the lie."--as related by Whittaker Chambers in Life magazine, September 15, 1947. -- == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[ha-Safran]: Heritage Book Event: The Last Days
I am no familiar with the auhtor or his books, but the message below does sound intriguing, I think... Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. The Heritage Foundation invites you to a Book Event The Last Days featuring author Joel C. Rosenberg Osama bin Laden is dead. Saddam Hussein is buried. Baghdad lies in ruins. Now the eyes of the world are on Jerusalem as Jon Bennett - a Wall Street strategist turned senior White House advisor - his CIA partner Erin McCoy and the U.S. Secretary of State arrive in the Middle East to meet with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. On the table: a dramatic and potentially historic Arab-Israeli peace plan. At the heart of the proposed treaty is the discovery of black gold deep underneath the Mediterranean - a vast and spectacular tract of oil and natural gas that could offer unprecedented riches for every Muslim, Christian, and Jew in Israel and Palestine. So begins The Last Days, the sequel to Joel Rosenberg's previous bestseller, The Last Jihad. Drawing upon his work with influential world leaders and firsthand involvement in international political issues, he lays out a provocative scenario of a post-Saddam era. A skillfully scripted cat and mouse game of daring plans and political intrigue, Rosenberg delves deeply into the psyches of men who will stop at nothing to win. Joel Rosenberg is a writer and communications strategist who has worked with some of the world's most influential leaders in business, politics and media. Rosenberg is President of November Communications, Inc., and has helped clients in national political campaigns and conventions, economic and business conferences and the Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David. A former political columnist for WORLD, the nation's foremost conservative weekly magazine, Mr. Rosenberg's work also has been published by the Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Readers' Digest, and National Review. Thursday, November 13, 2003 12:00 noon Hosted by Bridgett Wagner Director, Coalition Relations, The Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium RSVP Online <http://www.heritage.org/Press/Events/ev111303b.cfm> or call (202) 675-1752 All events can be viewed live from our Home Page www.Heritage.org <http://www.heritage.org/> Books will be available for purchase and to be signed by the author. 214 massachusetts ave., ne | washington, dc | (202) 546-4400 == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[ha-Safran]: A new book
Shalom Safranim.
I thought you might be interested in knowing about the
recently-published book "A Centaur in Auschwitz: Reflections on Primo
Levi's Thought" by Massimo Giuliani, who formerly taught at my university
and is now a professor of Jewish Studies at the Univerity of Trento in
Italy. The publisher is Lexington Books and there is a hardcover edition
for $60 (ISBN 0-7391-0663-5) and a paperback for $22.80 (ISBN 0-7391-0742-9).
Very truly yours,
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.
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Re: [ha-Safran]: Accreditation Announcement
This raises a question in my mind: Has any thought ever been given in the AJL to having an analagous process for non-SSC-type libraries, or is there no call for that sort of thing? I was just wondering. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[ha-Safran]: www.rare-jewish-books.com
Shalom. I thought the new web site described below might be of interest to you. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. -- Forwarded message -- Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:48:16 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IsraelEldad] It's Live www.rare-jewish-books.com went live today. The first book offered is Eldad's Road to Full Redemption. By next week, Jabotinsky's Samson should be posted. The books are for sale at extremely inexpensive prices. All proceeds go to tzedekah. Please encourage your friends to visit and purchase. == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[ha-Safran]: I Maccabees in Hebrew
Shalom Safranims, If anyone know of a Hebrew translation of the extant Greek text of I Macabees that is in print, please let me know. Chanukah sameach. Shmuel Ben-Gad Gelman Library George Washington University == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
RE: [ha-Safran]: I Maccabees in Hebrew
Dear Dr. Weinshank, Thank you. I realize the original Hebrew text no longer exists, but I thought there might be some modern Hebrew translations of the extant Greek text. Chanuaka sameach. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[ha-Safran]: Hebrew edition of 1 Maccabees
Shalom Safranim, You may recall that some time back I asked about Hebrew translations of I Maccabees. One of my respondents mentioned a new one published by Yad Ben-Zvi. Below is a message from them in case any on the list are interested. B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. -- Forwarded message -- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 16:24:31 +0200 From: yohai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Hebrew edition of 1 Maccabees Shmuel Ben-Gad Sorry for the lengthy delay in replying to your email of Feb. 5. Yes, 1 Macc. has just been published in a Hebrew translation with commentary and annotations. The catalogue price is $25, and shipping to the US by surface mail is $5 per copy. If you wish to order a copy please send a prepaid order (with cheque) to Distribution Department Att. Orna Binyamin Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi POB 7660 Jerusalem 91076 Israel Should you prefer to pay by credit card, you may send all details: Type of card, no., expiry date, to that address. For further information (or ordering via email) please contact Orna at: bookstore @ ybz.org.il Sincerely Yohai Goell English publications coordinator === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Books on Antisemitism
I suggest The Return of Anti-semisits by Gabrield Schoenfeld. The author spoke at the DCJCC recently. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[ha-Safran]: Halakhah and the spaying of animals
Shalom safranim. I hope everyone had a good Pesach. Someone has asked me about this question. Apparently there is a group in Israel concerned about animal overpopulation and some orthodox rabbis have come out against the spaying or neutering of animals. Pray, would anyone know about this in particular and, more generally, about the Halakhic position, if any, on the spaying animals? B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. "Rid myself of the accumulated errors and untruths." --Robert Bresson Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Two lectures at George Washington University
Shalom.
Both are on April 19th:
1) "Sephardi Jews in the Holocaust" by Aron Rodrigue, Professor of Judaic
Studies and History at Stanford University, 4:30-6pm. Marvin Center, room
301 (801 21st Street, NW)
2) "From Hatred to Love" by Walid Shoebat, formerly a Moslem member of the
PLO, now a Christian Zionist at 7:30pm. Marvin Center, room 405.
B'chavod rav.
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.
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Re: [ha-Safran]: Regarding Halakhah and the spaying of animals
Shalom. I thank everyone who responded ot my query. I alos found helpful Encyclopedia of Jewish Medical Ethics by Avraham Steinberg. Shavua tov. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
a book club suggestion and a question
Shalom Safranim, I have recently read The Rosendorf Quartet bythe Israeli writer Natan Shaham and think it owulf be fine for some book clubs. (There is an English translation in print, I believe.) it is about a Jewish musivcian who flees gemrany for Eretz Yisrael in the 1930s. there are five sections, each one narrated by a memeber of the quartet he founds in Israel and a fifth by a writer who befriends them. An intelligent novel. Also, I have a request. If anyone knows of where one might get acid free book plates printed up in California, please email me off the list if you have the time. B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Dictionary of Judean Aramaic
Thanks for drawing our attention to the Orwelian subject heading. Judea is verboten, apparently.. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Books about Israel - a list
Dear Ms. Schmulowitz One is Battleground: Fact and Fantasy in Palestine by Samuel Katz, ISBN 0929093-13-5 for $17.95. Very truly yours, Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. "Yet do not cast all hope away. Tomorrow is unknown."--Legolas Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: a query about the 17th World Zionist Congress
Shalom safranim. I have a quotation in Hebrew from Ze'ev Jabotinsky's address to the 17th World Zionist Congress in 1931. If anyone has access to records of the Congress, and it is not a bother, would you please let me know in which language the address was given? (Jabotinsky mostly spoke in Hebrew, but sometimes, I believe, in Yiddish and German on these occasions.) B'cahvod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. "Yet do not cast all hope away. Tomorrow is unknown."--Legolas Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: FrontPage magazine:: Librarians For Terror by Lee Kaplan
Shalom Safranims, I thought this might interest you. http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=14693 B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Israel HighWay Launch: September 9th
Shalom Safranim,
I thought some of you might be interested in this "e-zine" on Israel.
Shana tova.
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.
From: Deborah Laufer
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 11:13 PM
Subject: [v'dibarta] Israel HighWay Launch: September 9th
To: High School Principals
Dear Chaverim,
All of us are concerned that our students' knowledge of modern
Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict is not what it should be. As a
member of the Advisory Board of the Israel HighWay, a new electronic
publication on Israel for high school students, I am pleased to notify
you of its launch this Thursday (please see below). Please take a look
at this new "e-zine." A lot of effort has gone into it, and we hope you
will like it. Please bring it to the attention of the students in your
schools and have them subscribe (free!) to it.
Kol tuv,
Jerry
Rabbi Jeremiah Unterman, Ph.D.
Association of Modern Orthodox Day Schools and Yeshiva High Schools
MSDCS-RIETS, Yeshiva University
500 W. 185th Street, Suite 413
New York, NY 10033
212-960-5260
fax: 212-960-5228
Israel HighWay Launch Date:
Thursday, September 9th
The Conference of Presidents will be launching its new email
publication, the Israel HighWay, on Thursday, September 9, 2004. The
Israel HighWay is a weekly email publication that will reach out to
high-school-age youth with an engaging, informative and exciting format.
Following the success of the Daily Alert (www.dailyalert.org ) and
Israel Campus Beat (www.israelcampusbeat.org ), we recognized a need for
a publication for students at the high school level. Students, even
those in Jewish day schools, were found not to know the history or
contemporary situation in Israel. It is often too late to wait until
they get to campus to educate them. As a result, consultations were
held with a wide variety of educators, various teen groups, individual
schools and students. All agreed that this is a vital undertaking for a
much-neglected yet important sector of our community. In addition, the
discussion with the Jewish Community Center Association (JCCA) led to a
request that the publication be continued during the summer months so it
could be used by day and overnight camps. The Israel HighWay is
sponsored by a grant from the Avi Chai Foundation.
Our goal is to educate students and to prepare them for the challenges
they will likely face on campus. Some of the features of the Israel
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[ha-Safran]: Ordering israeli films
Shalom Safranim. I apologize for bothering th elist with this again, but, if memory serves, one or two people recommended distributors for obtaining Israeli films. I am afraid I did not save those messages but now have to order some Israeli films not available through Amazon. If anyone can easily send me this information, please do so. I shall be most grateful. B'kavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: American Jewish History
Shalom Safranim. Professor Margaret Norwood has issues of American Jewish History for 1999-2003 that she is willing to donate for the price of postage. If interested, please email her at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chanukah sameach (just barely). Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: what is Jewish?
I do not mean to underestimate the possible difficulties of defining Jewish, but if there really can be no basic working definition or standards of what is Jewish, Judaica, etc. for the AJL, what is to stop the AJL from recommending, and even giving awards to, so-called Messianic Jewish literature? (Just to be clear: I am not a Messianic Jew and would not support this.) Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran: Flowers in the Bible
Perhaps this would help: Plants of the Bible / by Harold N. Moldenke and Alma L. Moldenke. Author/Contributor: Moldenke, Harold N. (Harold Norman), 1909- Publisher/Date: London : Kegan Paul, 2002. Series (Searchable only by keyword): Kegan Paul library of religion and mysticism Description: xix, 328 p., [36] p. of plates : ill. ; 27 cm. Subjects: Plants in the Bible. Notes: Facsim. of ed. published: Waltham, Mass.: Chronica Botanica Company, 1952. Includes bibliographical references and index. Other Authors/Contributors: Moldenke, Alma L. (Alma Lance), 1908- ISBN: 0710307659 Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Shekhinah
As to point 2, Hebrew is the older and more inclusive word so I do not see any reason to object to it unless the lore she cites orginates, as far as is known, after the exile of the ten northern tribes. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: a new book about the Kingdom of Israel
Shalom Safranim, I thought some of you might be interested in a book just published in Israel, Kes vaKheter (Throne and Crown) by Yosef Dayan. It is published by the Lishkat Hagazit Academy of Government (25 King George Street, Jerusalem 94261; www.malchut-israel.org). Mr. Dayan is one of the founders of the academy. So far as I am aware, it is the first extended treatise since the founding of the Zionist movement arguing for the restoration of the Hebrew monarchy. On the back cover are these comments from Professor Hillel Weiss of Bar Ilan University (I hope my translation is not too wretched): "The book is a step-by-step ascent--through an excellent analysis, acute and penetrating of the intensifying political and cultural reality in the State of Israel in our times--to the Hebrew-Jewish essence that is latent in the kingdom of the House of David. "In the darkness the engulfs us, Dayan's books is like a lamp that shines in the darkness." To order or find out price and shipping costs, the thing to do is to phone (02 622-3078), fax (02 624-5396, or email ([EMAIL PROTECTED] israel.org) Lishkat HaGazit. Chodesh tov. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: Convention venue
I also cast my vote for seriously considering college campuses as future venues. It seems to me a sensible and practical idea. People who do not want to room there can always use a nearby hotel. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: RAMBI vs. Index to Jewish Periodicals
Shalom Safranim. Please allow me to solicit your opinion on this: Do you think there is a good reason for a library to subscribe to the Index to Jewish Periodicals (available now online for Ebsco back to 1988 for $850) since RAMBI is available for free? I am debating whether or not to subscribe to the Ebsco product. We have been getting it in print for quite a while. My thanks in advance for any advice. B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. "Try and simplify your ideas, my friend. The affair is plain and serious."-Krag in A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay.
Re: [ha-Safran]: RAMBI vs. Index to Jewish Periodicals
Dear Ms. Rapp, That is a good question. I just went to RAMBI and used the advanced search and searched for Moment as a source, only getting ninety-two records and got even fewer for Hadassah. So I suppose they index these selectively. So I think that if one wants cover-to-cover coverage of more popular English language periodicals, maybe the Index to Jewish Periodicals is better. B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. "Try and simplify your ideas, my friend. The affair is plain and serious."-Krag in A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay. - Original Message - From: Andrea Rapp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, August 4, 2005 9:11 am Subject: Re: [ha-Safran]: RAMBI vs. Index to Jewish Periodicals > Shmuel, I had not heard about RAMBI, but a quick look at the > website seems to suggest that it indexes scholarly, research > journals rather than popular journals like Moment, Jerusalem > Report, Hadassah, correct? (I'm asking because I get the Index to > Jewish Periodicals for our synagogue library; it's kind of > expensive, but it's useful for our purposes). > Andrea Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: RAMBI vs. Index to Jewish Periodicals
I thought some other people on the list might be interested in this response (for which I thank Ms. Jones). Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:08:59 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ha-Safran]: RAMBI vs. Index to Jewish Periodicals To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have not tried the IJP via Ebsco, but the old version was terribly problematic in terms of search capabilities. That said, it does cover numerous periodicals not covered by either Rambi or Ethnic Newswatch: Rambi has a more academic focus; Ethnic Newswatch covers a few major American newspapers (primarily weeklies) from each major American ethnic group (but has them full-text); and IJP covers all kinds of small quarterlies, organization publications, and a wide range of denominational publications, though perhaps strongest in Black Hat-through-Modern Orthodoxy. All three are useful for different things. My two cents. Hope it helps. Faith Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Commentary digital library
Shalom Safranim, Pray, does anyone have this or has anyone used it and, if so, what do you think of it? B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University.
[ha-Safran]: Ha-Zevi
Shalom.
Thank you for letting us know about the latest addition to the fine
Historical Hebrew Newspapers web site. A professor here had this
comment which I thought I should pass on,"I accessed the site, but when
I clicked the link for the new newspaper (Ha-Tzvi, etc.), it gave me
the newspaper listed on top of it, Ha-Melitz. Tried it many times, but
no success."
B'chavod rav.
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.
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Re: [ha-Safran]: Three Wishes
I think what Mr. Wise proposes should be carefully considered by the leaders of the AJL. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Censorship
I am no attorney, but I think Andrea Rapp, thank goodness, is correct about the constitutional protection of free speech applying only to restraints of the government. Mr. Katz's examples of segregated restaurants, etc. have nothing to do with speech. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. "And in the place where there are no men, strive to be a man." --Pirke Avot 2:6 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Performance Education textbooks
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:59:54 -0400 Shavua tov, safranim. If any of you have comments on, or know of reviews or critiques of, two of the textbooks published by Performance Education, would you please let me know? The textbooks are "The Cold War Across the Globe" and "The Middle East." B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: RAMBI
Shalom Safranim,
We are planning to withdraw our print copies of Reshimat Ma'amarim be
Mada'e ha-Yahadut simce it is now available for free online as
RAMBI. Before doing so, I thought I would like to anyone on the list
who would recommend not doing so to please explain why. I do not want
to something I shall regret!
Chag sameach.
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark
places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands
love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."
--Haldir of Lothlorien
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[ha-Safran]: Position announcement
ving and decision-making. Fluency in written German. Cataloging experience. Evidence of significant coursework in Judaic Studies. Review Date: Review of applications will begin on January 2, 2007 and will continues until the position is filled. Application Procedure: To be considered please send a letter containing a brief statement of interest, submit an assessment of skills related to qualification in the basic qualification, a curriculum vitae and complete contact information for at least 3 reference to: Emma Mosby Manager, Gelman Library System Administrative Services The Gelman Library Administration Office The George Washington University The Melvin Gelman Library 2130 H St. NW, Room 201 Washington, DC 20052 The University and department have a strong commitment to achieving diversity among librarians and staff. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from members of underrepresented groups and strongly encourage women and persons of color to apply for this position. The George Washington University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. "The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." --Haldir of Lothlorien Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Shalom. Regarding Ms. Rapp's query, I am unfamiliar with this work but asked a colleague at our library, who is our collection development librarian for the Middle East, about it. He wrote me (and I send this along with his permission), "The book... is the translation of a French work and is definitely tendentious, favoring the Palestinian perspective." B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: The Jerusalem Talmud: A New Edition (from
Israel National News) X-Original-To: hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.1.0 X-Spam-Score: 0.00 () [Tag at 5.00] X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.12 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN The Jerusalem Talmud: A New Edition By Hana Levi Julian and Hillel Fendel A new edition of the Jerusalem Talmud has been published with an index that meets the needs of the most rigorous researcher and allows the layman to become almost as knowledgeable. The new one-volume edition of the ancient sacred text includes seven new indices, including a subject index of some 27,000 entries covering topics such as labor laws, insurance, prison, abortion, kidnapping and righteous gentiles. Another index covers some 6,000 Biblical verses. “In this way, the Jerusalem Talmud has become an open book for sages, researchers, Rabbis and ordinary laypeople, who are now able to explore in depth any subject which interests them,” said attorney Zvi Preisler, co-editor of the new edition together with Rabbi Shmuel Havlin. The new volume's introduction explains, "The Jerusalem Talmud is the Land-of-Israel version of the six orders of the Mishnah - the distillation of all that the Land of Israel sages reflected upon and taught in the approximately 200 years after the codification of the Mishnah." A team of Talmudic scholars examined the entire Jerusalem Talmud for seven years, Preisler said, in order to create the comprehensive indexes. “Even in the age of the internet, in which it is possible to find every word of the Holy Scriptures through a database search, there is a great advantage to an index of this kind,” commented the editors. The Talmud is comprised of the Oral Law, known as the Mishnah, and a collection of discussions and rabbinic interpretations of the Law, known as the Gemara. The Mishna and Gemara together complete the Talmud - of which there are two. The Jerusalem Talmud, written in both Hebrew and Aramaic, predates by some 200 years the Babylonian Talmud, which the Sages wrote after the Jewish exile from the Land of Israel. "As is well-known," the introduction states, "the Jerusalem Talmud was outshadowed over the course of many generations by the Babylonian Talmud, and was not even available to many of the early Sages - yet redemption has finally been achieved for the Jerusalem Talmud with the publication of a modern and precise edition of the entire work." The new edition of the Jerusalem Talmud is published by Ketuvim Publishers of Jerusalem, which can be emailed at "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: 1972 Encyclopaedia Judaica: to keep or to withdraw?
Shalom Safranim. I would be interested in knowing, please, what libraries are doing with the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica once the new, second edition has arrived. Is there any good reason to keep the older edition, in your opinion? I am especially interested in what research and university libraries decide to do and why since that is the sort of library I work in. My thanks in advance for your counsel. Very truly yours, Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Todah.
I would like to thank all those who weighed in on my question concerning to keep or not to keep the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica. Most counselled to keep it. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: 1972 Encyclopaedia Judaica: to keep or to withdraw?
My thanks to Marion Stein for her message (attached) and for her permission to send it on to the list since I know there are those on the list interested in the responses I have been receiving. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:16:17 -0500 From: Marion Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We are keeping it for sure. The 1972 has so much richness that is totally missing from the new edition. NO PICTURES TO SPEAK OF, for one thing. Marion Stein , Librarian A J Heschel HS. Manhattan Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Israel Studies
Shalom Safranim.
I write on behalf of a colleague who is looking for a comprehensive
list of college and university Israel Studies programs in the United
States. We have checked the standard college guides (Peterson's,
College Blue Book,,etc.) to no avail. If you have any leads, please
let me know.
B'chavod rav.
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.
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[ha-Safran]: Re-opened and redefined search for a Judaica Curator
ects. Ability to create positive relations with donors and support groups. Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred: Experience with Re:Discovery™. Knowledge of Dspace, Greenstone, or other digital repository systems. Experience planning, researching, and preparing exhibits. Record of successful fund raising and donor cultivation. Ability to apply systems thinking and use teamwork in problem-solving and decision-making. Fluency in written German. Cataloging experience. Evidence of significant coursework in Judaic Studies. Review Date: Review of applications will begin on March 26, 2007 and will continues until the position is filled. Application Procedure: To be considered please send a letter containing a brief statement of interest, submit an assessment of skills related to qualification in the basic qualification, a curriculum vitae and complete contact information for at least 3 three references to: Emma Mosby Manager, Gelman Library System Administrative Services The Gelman Library Administration Office The George Washington University The Melvin Gelman Library 2130 H St. NW, Room 201 Washington, DC 20052 Only complete applications will be considered The University and department have a strong commitment to achieving diversity among librarians and staff. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from members of underrepresented groups and strongly encourage women and persons of color to apply for this position. The George Washington University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. "The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." --Haldir of Lothlorien Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Colloquium
Shavua tov, Safranism. A collleague sent this to me and I thought it might be of interest to some on the list. PRINT CULTURE COLLOQUIUM "The Intellectual Life of Yiddish-Speaking Workers: Socialist 'Enlightenment' and Self-Education in New York, 1890s - 1920s" Tony Michels George L. Mosse Associate Professor of American Jewish History University of Wisconsin-Madison Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:00 NOON SLIS Commons 4207 Helen C. White Hall University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Michels published A Fire in the Hearts: Yiddish Socialists in New York (Harvard, 2005), which won the Salo Baron Prize for the best book in Jewish Studies (awarded by the American Academy for Jewish Research. He is currently at work on a new book on Jewish Communists in the U.S. Co-Sponsored by the Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America, School of Library and Information Studies, Department of History, the Center for Jewish Studies, and the Religious Studies Program. -- * Christine Pawley Ph.D. Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~cpawley/ Director, Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~printcul/ University of Wisconsin-Madison 4234 Helen C. White Hall 600 N. Park St. Madison, WI 53706 phone: 608 263-2945/608 263-2900 fax: (608) 263-4849 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: The Shofars of the Revolt
The Shofars of the Revolt, by Zev Golan, published this month by the Jabotinsky Institute in Israel, tells of the members of Brit Habirionim, Betar and the Irgun who set out every Yom Kippur from 1930-1947 to blow the shofar at the Kotel despite the British prohibitions. The book includes interviews with dozens of the young men who blew the shofars, young and elderly women who smuggled shofars and the commanders who coordinated the operations, beginning with Rabbi Moshe Segal in 1930; it tells the stories of their actions, arrests, escapes from jail, deportations to Africa and other Underground operations they were involved in. The Shofars of the Revolt (in Hebrew; 225 pages, with many photographs) can be ordered for NIS 88 (includes VAT and shipping) from the Jabotinsky Institute in Tel Aviv: Tel. 03-6210642, Fax. 03-5285587. The Jabotinsky Institute will hold a ceremony to mark publication of the book, Sunday night, March 18, at 6 PM in the Jabotinsky Museum, King George 38, Tel Aviv (first floor). Speakers (in Hebrew) include MK Prof. Arye Eldad, author Zev Golan, Jabotinsky Inst. director Yossi Ahimeir, and veteran Irgunists Sika Aharoni (who was with David Raziel in Iraq) and Ephraim Even. Entrance is free. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: A talk by Zachary M. Baker
The I. Edward Kiev Judaica Collection Gelman Library System The George Washington University cordially invites you to a talk given by Zachary M. Baker, Reinhard Family Curator of Judaica and Hebraica Collections, Stanford University Libraries on the Taube-Baron Collection of Jewish History and Culture and the Samson/Copenhagen Judaica Collection Wednesday, May 9, 2007 3:00 p.m. I. Edward Kiev Room Gelman Library, rm. 710 Professor Salo Wittmayer Baron (1895-1989) of Columbia University, held the first Jewish History chair established in the United States (1930-1963). His 20,000-volume collection was purchased by Stanford in 1985 and includes Hebrew editions of the Bible dating from the 15th century, rare volumes of Jewish literature and history from Eastern Europe and around the world, works on Jewish Americana, Jewish anthropology and sociology, and thousands of pamphlets and journals. The Samson Collection, acquired by Stanford in 2003, includes close to 2,000 works printed in over 115 locations from 1517 to 1939. These books cover a wide range of topics, including Bible and Talmud texts and commentaries, Jewish law and ritual, Jewish liturgy, rabbinical responsa, treatises on Jewish law (halakhah), scientific works in Hebrew, kabbalah, apologetics, bibliography, the sciences, ephemeral publications relating to the Jewish communities of Denmark and other Northern European countries, and even poetry. The books in the Samson Collection belonged to the Jewish Community of Copenhagen, Denmark, until the early 1980s, when they were purchased by Herman R. Samson, a native of Copenhagen. For more information, call (202) 994-7549 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Perhaps this book review will be of interest.
want you to be all shocked and broken up if it does happen," Yair responds that if it occurs, "we will all be shocked and broken up - even you, who expects it to happen." The Title A sneak at the book's last pages imply that Grains of Sand is named for what Gush Katif started out as, and what the book's heroes fear it will again revert to. In truth, however, a passage 20 pages earlier provides what is probably a more accurate explanation for the title - and an on-the-mark prediction of today's events to boot: Efrat sighed. "It's hard to... be a Jew, and even harder to be a Jew in Gush Katif in the month of Sivan 5765 (June 2005)." ... Efrat picked up a handful of sand and stared at it as she let the grains fall between her fingers and stream to the ground... "Sand," she mused to herself. "Tiny grains of sand. So light and so small, any breeze can uproot them and cause them to fly distances away." She paused. "Yet these same grains prevent a mighty sea from flooding the country." She gazed at the darkening sky over [the Arab city of] Khan Yunis. "We too are grains of sand; small and weak - the government can move us, yet we prevent the Arabs from flooding the country with mortars and Kassam rockets. When we are out of here and the army is out too, the Arabs will bring explosives in from Egypt without anyone to hinder them. From our northern communities, they'll be able to hit the city of Ashkelon... We are sand," she murmured. "No more and no less. Just sand." The failed march from Kfar Maimon is recounted in the book, and so are the rallies, and the short-lived campaign to wear orange stars, and the Shabak attempts to recruit Jewish youths, and the atmosphere in school, and much more - all through the eyes of a family in the thick of the events. But most poignant of all is the book's end - the beginning of Part II of the family's life - where Efrat describes to her diary how the soldiers are struggling with her brother, and helicopters are buzzing overhead, and - "now the soldiers are coming for me!" Was this the end? The writer herself later did National Service in an elementary school with many children from Gush Katif, helping them with their studies - particularly English, unsurprisingly. She is now studying to be a teacher of English and Bible. Her father has still not found work - though this may be about to change, he has just learned - but the family of seven children, on the whole, has adjusted well. They are considering either building a new permanent home in Nitzan, if they can afford it, or moving to a Yesha community in the Jerusalem area. "The State of Israel took a step backwards with the Disengagement," Shifra's father feels, "but we are still ideologically inclined, and we would like to help stake the Jewish People's claim to this land." Grains of Sand, an innocently-told account of a suspended dream amidst continued hopes for Redemption, is published by Mazo Publishers and available at Amazon.com, as well as select bookstores in Jerusalem and Barnes & Noble in the US. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Mo'ed: Annual of Jewish Studies
Shalom safranim. We have been having trouble initiating a subscription and ordering past issues. No on there seems to be sending us their supplier code. If anyone has any counsel, please respond to me directly. B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: A review of the new Encyclopaedia Judaica from
pioneering British Reform religious leader for more than half a century (one passing reference in an article on his son!) or the West London Synagogue. The search engine reveals no reference to John Rayner or the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, to Tony Bayfield, Albert Friedlander, David Goldberg, Jonathan Magonet, or Julia Neuberger. (American rabbis of no greater distinction and French rabbis of lesser distinction have been given entries.) There is no mention of Limmud, or of the Littman Library of Jewish Civilisation, no article on the Leo Baeck College, no indication that Jews’ College is no longer functioning as a rabbinical seminary (the last date in the article is 1995). One advantage of the e-book Encyclopaedia is that each article contains key words (many of them proper names), for which articles can be accessed simply by clicking on the link. This opens up the possibility of a continuing process of discovery, in which each article leads immediately to many others. Some quirks in the system remain, however. Clicking the name of Abraham Joshua Heschel in the article on Eliezer Berkovits produces only the 19th-century Chasidic rebbe, not the 20th-century theologian. A search for “haskalah” yields 175 names associated with this movement of Jewish Enlightenment, but not the main article. Despite such minor (and easily correctable) problems with the search engine for the e-book version, the ease of finding material makes it seem preferable as a research tool to the printed volumes. While there is no substitute for holding the actual volumes with their maps, tables, illustrations and photographs, some might conclude that it would have been a wiser decision to publish this new edition only in a readily updateable and correctable e-book or on-line edition. Rabbi Saperstein is principal of the Leo Baeck College Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: GW'S GELMAN LIBRARY APPOINTS BRAD SABIN HILL AS
CURATOR OF THE EDWARD KIEV JUDAICA COLLECTION X-Original-To: hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.1.0 X-Spam-Score: 0.60 () [Tag at 5.00] J_CHICKENPOX_21 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.133 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Shalom Safranim I am sorry I didn't send this official George washingtomn University press release before: GW'S GELMAN LIBRARY APPOINTS BRAD SABIN HILL AS CURATOR OF THE EDWARD KIEV JUDAICA COLLECTION Hill Brings Extensive Knowledge of Hebraic Scholarship to University The George Washington University's Gelman Library System is pleased to announce that Brad Sabin Hill will become the curator of the I. Edward Kiev Judaica Collection in December, 2007. Hill comes to GW with extensive knowledge and experience in Hebraic and Judaic bibliography and librarianship. "I am delighted to welcome Brad Hill as curator of GW?s Kiev Collection," said Steven Mandeville-Gamble, head of the special collections department at Gelman Library. "In his capacity, Hill will work with students and faculty - as well as scholars from around the world - to help them gain access to and effectively interpret the rich content of this collection." Prior to joining GW, Hill served as dean of the library and senior research librarian at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York (2002-2007). He also has held positions in Britain and Canada, as librarian and fellow in Hebrew Bibliography at the Oxford Center for Hebrew and Jewish Studies (1996-2001), as head of the Hebrew Section of the British Library (1989-1996), and as curator of Rare Hebraica in the National Library of Canada (1979-1989). Hill has authored a number of books and articles on Hebrew bibliography and booklore, including Incunabula, Hebraica & Judaica and Hebraica from the Valmadonna Trust. He has published studies on Hebrew typography and Hebrew libraries, as well as on Yiddish manuscripts and bibliography. Hill was curator of several rare Hebraica exhibitions in Ottawa, London, and New York, including a display of early Hebrew printing and Spinozist writings in Yiddish. Formerly a member of the Oriental Faculty of the University of Oxford, Hill is a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and a senior associate of the Oxford Center for Hebrew and Jewish Studies. The I. Edward Kiev Judaica Collection at GW was established in 1996 with the donation of the personal library of Rabbi I. Edward Kiev, late chief librarian of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. The original donation of about 18,000 books, pamphlets, periodicals, and manuscripts, as well as graphics, artifacts, maps and Jewish music, has grown to over 22,000 volumes. Comprising both Hebraica and western-language Judaica, GW's Kiev Collection covers the range of Jewish studies, from biblical exegesis and rabbinic texts to archeology, Jewish history, and modern Hebrew literature. Together with German-Jewish scholarship and extensive Judaic bibliographic literature on which Kiev was an expert, the collection holds Hebraica printed over the last five centuries and is especially rich in books from Central and Eastern Europe. The Kiev Collection is housed in its own reading room in The Gelman Library. For more information about The Gelman Library System, visit www.gwu.edu/gelman/ or call (202) 994-6455. Shana tova. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: A new biography of Ze'ev Jabotinsky in Italian.
Imparare a sparare : vita di Vladimir Ze'ev Jabotinsky padre del sionismo di destra / Author(s): Pinto, Vincenzo, 1974- Publication: [Turin, Italy] :; UTET libreria, Year: 2007 Description: xxi, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Language: Italian Standard No: ISBN: 9788802076775; 8802076774; LCCN: 2007-357384 Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: New Facebook Application: My Hebrew Name
Thank you Mr. Richamn. I have added it. By the way, a number of librarians at my place have Facebook accounts and this has been advertised as another way for patrons to make contact with us should they wish to. ( I have a link to our catalogue on my profile as well.) Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: Position Announcement
I think wanting to know the salary range before applying is eminently sensible. I do not understand why a potential employer would be secretive about it. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Help with Shoah survivors in Canada and Yiddish
Shalom safranim. A doctoral student at Clark University has e-mailed me. She has given me permission to write to the list concerning her queries to me. She writes, in part, "My dissertation research will deal with the social history of Holocaust survivors in postwar Canada. As per my department's requirements, I have undertaken the study of Yiddish (as well as French)." She is looking for suggestions on resources that might help in her study of Yiddish and also is interested in assistance in researching her topic. I thought perhaps some of our Canadian colleagues in particular might be able to help with the latter especially. If you wish to assist her,, please e-mail her directly. The student's name is Adara Goldberg and her e-mail address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gratefully yours, Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: I thought this piece form Artuz Sheva might be
ncient hatred and it is very disturbing." The problem, as explained by Rabbi Di Segni, is that anything done in the name of Israel engenders a reaction of hate. Grossman, one of the Turin invitees, told the La Repubblica newspaper that he is "opposed to the culture of boycotts, because the essence of culture is dialogue." Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: Social network venues for AJL
I, too am on Facebook. The only thing to keep in mind, I think, is that it might evolve where people will be checking both Hasfran and the Facebook group and there may be messages on one and not the other. This might cause confusion and have people taking more time (because checking tow places) to keep abreast of what is happening in AJL. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
Thank you fro alerting us to this, Mr. Bernstein. I like the way you
frame the question of professional ethics, "ethical obligation is to
put all items out there for our users or to put
factual items out there for them." Given that it is an encyclopedia
which people can lreasonably expect to be factual, I respectfully
submit it should not be put on the shelves of most libraries.
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
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[ha-Safran]: a book review from The Jewish Press
Please excuse the shameless self-promotion, but I thought the book reviewed might be of interest. Features » The Book Shelf» TITLE: THE FIRST TITHE: MEMOIRS AND EDIFYING DISCOURSES OF THE HEBREW WAR FOR FREEDOM More Articles By Shmuel Ben-Gad Shmuel Ben-Gad Posted Sep 17 2008 Title: The First Tithe: Memoirs and Edifying Discourses of the Hebrew War forFreedom Author: Israel Eldad. (Translated by Zev Golan) Publisher: Jabotinsky Institute Reviewed by Shmuel Ben-Gad The publication of this translation 58 years after the memoir's first appearance in Hebrew is a signal event for Anglophone readers interested in the history of Zionism and the founding of the modern State of Israel. The late Dr. Eldad is arguably the most significant and influential intellectual figure of the Zionist right. Born in Galicia in 1910, Eldad was profoundly rooted in Hebrew culture. He grew up in a relatively traditional home and his father was an intellectual and a Zionist. Eldad attended a Hebrew-speaking high school and was a student at the rabbinical seminary in Vienna (though he never was ordained). He was also philosophically educated, receiving his doctorate from the University of Vienna. This memoir covers 1938 - 1948, his first decade (hence "first tithe") of prominent public activism, beginning with an address to a world conference of the Revisionist Zionist youth movement, Betar. He was a leader in Betar and upon immigrating to the Land of Israel in 1941, joined the underground led by Avraham Stern, the Fighters for the Freedom of Israel (FFI). After the British assassinated Stern, Eldad became its chief educator and theoretician and eventually a member of its central command until the FFI was dissolved with the establishment of the state in 1948. Advertisement Eldad was a strong personality and a singular thinker and this is a vivid memoir, not a dispassionate history. It has a number of moods: lyrical, joyful, bitter, self-critical, and regretful. In this book at least, Eldad is no dry logician but often draws insight from concrete events and uses incidents or anecdotes to bring out more general points. In this approach Eldad seems to have been influenced (as he much was) by the great poet Uri Zvi Greenberg, of whose mentality Eldad says, "Everything is a symbol, coming to tell not of itself but something else." Eldad had no use for a Zionism that merely tried to solve the "Jewish problem" by creating a safe refuge and saw such a state as an end in itself. The Zionism of Eldad (and Stern) was a revolutionary national liberation movement. In the memoir he defines it thus; "The return of the nation to the homeland and establishment of the Kingdom of Israel as an instrument of and an expression of the collective Hebrew creative force." Stern's underground was opposed to any foreign rule in the Land of Israel. Thus it regarded Britain - which held the League of Nations mandate for "Palestine" and whose official policy since May, 1939 was a strict limitation on Jewish immigration and on land sales to Jews - as an enemy to be fought and expelled, not a legitimate authority to be placated or pressured. It saw that Britain was weakened by its fight with Germany and declared war upon it while the establishment Labor Zionist Haganah, and even the Revisionist underground Irgun, encouraged Jews in Israel to enlist in the British army to fight Hitler. Eldad argues that had more joined the FFI in the fight in the early 1940s, Britain could have been expelled and the Jews of Europe would have had a place to which to fle e. Eldad celebrates the fact that the FFI and the Irgun eventually drove the British out, but he is melancholy about their failure to undo the partition of the homeland imposed by Britain and, later, the United Nations; its feeble, futile efforts to liberate the Old City and eastern parts of Jerusalem; and its quiet acquiescence to the Labor Zionists becoming the official government of the new state, rather than seizing power and establishing the Kingdom of Israel. In this, he is more critical of the FFI than of the Irgun, and more critical of himself than of the FFI as a whole. Which is not to say he is gentle towards Labor Zionism, the Hagana, Chaim Weizmann, David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir and other lesser-known figures. Indeed, while some might consider Eldad a romantic nationalist, on the evidence of this memoir he was no sentimentalist about human nature. Even amidst his praise of his comrades in the FFI, he is not blind to personal faults. Eldad seems a pretty shrewd judge of character and his character sketches of both the famous and the unknown can be very interesting. Even more arresting are observations that could just as easily be made today (e.g. "I wonder, is this a law of our Nationalist movement - that our leaders reach a certain apex and
[ha-Safran]: Pray tell, do you think we should purchae this
pricey tome? X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 5.00] MISSING_SUBJECT X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.83 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Business wargaming : securing corporate value / Daniel Oriesek and Jan Oliver Schwarz. Author: Oriesek, Daniel F. Imprint: Gower Publishing Ltd / Ashgate Pub Co (32519) , 2008 Volumes: 001 Pages: 134 p LC Class: HD30.26 Original List: USD114.95 Current List: USD114.95 ISBN: 0566088371, 9780566088377 LCCN: 2008010608 Availability: [ Request ] * Table of Contents * Blackwell Information * Subjects * Non Subject Parameters * Library Activity * All Library Activity BOOK JACKET Top Daniel F. Oriesek and Jan Oliver Schwarz provide the first comprehensive look at wargaming as a business tool in a book that explores the anatomy and success factors of a typical wargame. The authors explain how and when wargaming can be used to test strategies, plan and prepare for crises, manage change or increase your organization's ability to anticipate and adapt for the future. Business wargames are sophisticated but they are also very demanding in terms of time and resources. This book will enable you to assess the potential value of the technique for your own organization, to understand what you will be committing to and develop an informed business case and brief for working with the organization that will facilitate the game. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Bialik and Sokolow
Shalom safranim! A student at our university is interested in doing research in Israel on Bialik and Nahum Sokolow. If any of you know where their official archives are in Iisrael (if they are there), please e-mail me so I can pass on the information to him. B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Gale response to AJL criticism of Article on
Dear Ms. Dubin, I am grateful for the work you and the others did on this. In my opinion, though, Gale's response was inadequate. The point is that Zionism is not racist and should never have been, nor continue to be, included in the encyclopedia. Adding other national movements to the encyclopedia, it seems to me, is no solution at all, Nationalism is not, ipso facto, racial. let alone racialist.If Gale wants to discuss national movements, I think they should have a separate encyclopedia for that subject. Respectfully yours, Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Publisher apologizes to critics of Zionism entry
Publisher apologizes to critics of Zionism entry November 13, 2008 NEW YORK (JTA)—The publisher of an encyclopedia of racism apologized to Jewish groups that criticized its entry on Zionism. Gale, whose Macmillan Reference USA imprint is the publisher of the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, apologized on its Web site this month to groups that believe it failed to adhere to standards of fairness and balance in its entry on Zionism. The entry asserts that because Zionism defines Jew by descent, it is "an ideology of race." The Zionist Organization of American and the American Jewish Committee both complained about the article to Gale, which also publishes an updated edition of Encyclopaedia Judaica. In its message, Gale directs readers to the Web sites of both those organizations while promising to supplement the online version of the encyclopedia with articles describing alternative perspectives on Zionism. The ZOA called those measures insufficient. "We appreciate Gale/Macmillan's apology to those who, like us, are appalled by the falsehoods in the existing chapter equating Zionism with racism and its undertones of anti-Semitic bigotry that help to delegitimize Israel's right to exist," the ZOA wrote. "But there is only one way for Gale/Macmillan to rectify the wrong, and that is to withdraw the chapter from the online and print editions of the encyclopedia." Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: More on the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
f The Natural History of Iceland is ready to pay for a chapter on "Snakes," he will eventually find a busy virtuoso to volunteer for the job.) Mr. Moore shifts the perspective of his appointed expert on Zionism from present to past by saying that Ignatiev "explains" how "the Zionists emphasized the chosen people theme" to gain political support. Now Moore, unlike Ignatiev, does at least know that the claim to chosenness is by no means peculiar to the Jews. (Indeed, he makes a great show of foolish erudition to indicate this.) But since, by his own admission, he does his abstruse research into what Jewish people believe by browsing "orthodox websites," he remains entirely ignorant of the fact that most Zionists vigorously and persistently rejected the Jewish i dea of "chosenness" in favor of "normalization" and becoming "a nation like other nations." That is precisely why a great many orthodox Jews condemned Zionism as a thinly-veiled form of assimilation. What makes the Jewish version of chosenness, like the Jewish version of nationalism, uniquely abhorrent in Moore's view is that, via Zionism, it has "influenced the State of Israel to divide its citizens into racial categories and grant privileges to Jews while discriminating against others." One feels very much like the patient schoolmaster in a school of idiots in responding to this calumny. Mapmakers must find it boring to place the Mississippi River always in the same location, flowing south from Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico; alas, boring or not, it must be done. All citizens of Israel, regardless of religion or ethnic origin, are equal before the law. That law accords full political, civil, and human rights to all its people, including the more than one million Arab citizens, some of whom serve in the Israeli parliament and cabinet. Israel also happens to be the only country in the world to have sought out and brought to its shores, entirely on its own initiative, tens of thousands of black Africans for purposes other than slavery, granting them full citizenship. There have never been apartheid laws in Israel. Jews and Arabs use the same buses, clinics, government offices, universities, theatres, restaurants, soccer fields, and beaches. If the charge of racism (without which people like Moore would be rendered virtually speechless) is directed specifically against Israel's Law of Return, here are relevant aids to reflection and comparison. The Armenian constitution seeks "the protection of Armenian historical and cultural values located in other countries" and permits individuals "of Armenian origin" to acquire citizenship through "a simplified procedure." The Lithuanian constitution proclaims: "Everyone who is ethnically Lithuanian has the right to settle in Lithuania." The Polish constitution stipulates: "Anyone whose Polish origin has been confirmed in accordance with statute may settle permanently in Poland." And the Ukrainian constitution promotes "the consolidation and development of the Ukrainian nation" and provides for "the satisfaction of national and cultural and linguistic needs of Ukrainians residing beyond the borders of the State." If the ire of Moore is aroused by Israel's being a Jewish state, why does he not direct it also against Britain, a Christian state, with an official Protestant church, a Protestant monarch, a Protestant state education system? Other Christian states with numerous non-Christian citizens are Denmark, Finland, Greece, and Norway. And let us not speak of all the states whose names begin with "Islamic Republic of..." or "United Arab..." If the blackening of Israel's name by the Ignatievs and Moores were merely another instance of what Hazlitt called "the ignorance of the learned," we could dismiss it with a sigh of disgust. Unfortunately, in the present climate of opinion, such defamations are something worse, and their authors are potential accessories to murder. In the aftermath of the Mumbai barbarities, the Indian police have conjectured that probably none of the killers had ever seen a Jew or an Israeli before they took pains to find them (in a city of almost twenty million souls), torture them, and murder them. But they may well have heard or read declarations, even in encyclopedias, that Jews are racists and Israel the devil's own experiment station. Sincerely yours, Edward Alexander, Professor emeritus, University of Washington Paul Bogdanor, writer Posted by Ruth at 12:29 PM | OUTPOST Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (
Re: [ha-Safran]: Gale Racism Encyclopedia follow-up
Thank you for pursuing this. I hope it bears fruit. In my frank opinion, unless they remove the article from the online version and at least make some good faith effort to minimize the damage caused by the entry in the print version,, they will not be responding adequately. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: New Pesach Hagaddah. Dr. Eldad was one of
leaders of the Lechi underground
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Shalom Safranim!
>From Yisrael Medad's blog:
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
The Eldad Haggadah
The Eldad Hagadah has been published.
Yesterday, we were at the Knesset offices of Professor MK Arieh Eldad
on the occasion of the publication of a Pesach Haggadah accompanied
with selections culled from his father's writings. His father,
Professor Israel Eldad, was a thinker, philospher and ideologist of
the national Zionism camp.
My idea, we found some 100 articles, columns, and lectures that were,
in one way or another, connected to the holiday of Pesach (Passover)
and from these, Yeudah Etzion edited them into the traditional text
of the book. It is some 130 pages long with 50 pages in a second part
including the full texts of some 20 articles from which material was taken.
To order, call 052-5665744
Commerical orders at Udi, 052-8319976
Posted by YMedad at 8:33 AM
Labels: Arieh Eldad, Haggadah, Israel Eldad, Pesach
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[ha-Safran]: The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict:
a Political, Social and Military History
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Dear Ms. Bergman,
I checked with a colleague who has read it who said, "it is expensive
and not very good."
I can get more details from my colleague if you wish.
Very truly yours,
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[ha-Safran]: Gale's Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
A colleague who attended the Computers in Library conference said Gale was promoting it there. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Nekudah in Engglish
Shalom. A student, who is researching the effect of Gush Emunim, Amana, and the Yeshah Cuncil (Moetzet Yesha) on Israeli politics is wondering if there is an English version of the magazine Nekudah. I do not think there is, but if you happen to know, please tell me. B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
Unfortunately, a favourable review of the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism has appeared in the March 2009 issue of College and Research Libraries. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Early Hebrew detective stories
Shalom safranim.
Some years back, I heard Batya Gur z"l speak and she mentioned
someone who wrote detective stories in Hebrew. I believe this was
early in the twentieth century. Alas, the name of the author eludes
me. If anyone knows, would you please let me know?
B'chavod rav.
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.
The answer: David Tidhar
JGalron
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[ha-Safran]: A worthy Facebook cause
Shalom Safranim, I thought someof you might want toknow that it is possible, on facebook, to join the cause, Remove Zionism from "Encyclopedia of Race and Racism"! B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Remove Zionism from theEncyclopedia of race and
Racism case on facebook X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.90 (*) [Tag at 5.00] J_CHICKENPOX_16,MISSING_SUBJECT X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.83 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Shalom Safranim. If you have trouble locating it and want to, please feel free to go to my Facebook page, click on information, and cast your eyes ot the far left. A link will be tehere. (And there is no need to befriend me!) B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: If you could name one good book
One possibility is the historical novel about the Maccabees, My Glorious Brothers by Howard Fast. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Robert Spencer (www.Jihadwatch.org) on ALA
Islam Panel, X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 5.00] MISSING_SUBJECT X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.84 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Thank you for sending this out. I have heard Mr. Spencer speak once before and he presented a rational case in a calm manner. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Robert Spencer (www.Jihadwatch.org) on ALA
Islam Panel, X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 5.00] MISSING_SUBJECT X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.82 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN A typical profile in cowardice on the part of the ALA . Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: More on the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism.
My colleage, David Ettinger, wrote a letter to College and research libraries responding to their review of the encyclopedia. He raised the issue of its treatment Zionim snd made mention of Gale's response to the AJL. For those interested in reading it can be found in the July, 2009 issue (v. 70, n. 4) on page 314. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Online screenings of Home Game
This is a documentary about the last basketball game played in Gush Katif as the espulsion was nearing. Original Message - >From Avi Abelow Date Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:40:22 -0400 (EDT) To shmu...@gwu.edu Subject 12TFF - Watch HOME GAME Online for FREE Now 2nd Av 5769, July 23rd, 2009 www.12tribefilms.org Shalom Shmuel , Thank you for your interest in this special online launch of Home Game. The making of this movie and its promotion has become a big part of my life because it is so important to me that more and more people care. It's not about politics, not about religion but about raising the level of empathy for fellow Jews who, still today, carry the burden and pay a heavy price for a political decision that really effects all of us,to this day, but paid mainly by them. The Frinds of Gush Katif organization, that helps the Gush Katif families and communities rebuild, is the sponsor of this special online launch of Home Game working together with the 12Tribe Films Foundation and the website wejew.com The movie will available online for FREE during the 9 days: www.wejew.com/homegame Please watch it and pass on the following information to everyone you know: To commemorate the 4th anniversary of the Gaza pullout, or expulsion as opponents call it, Home Game: The Movie is now available online for FREE during the "The Nine Days", which begins on July 22nd and ends with the close of the fast day of the 9th of Av that falls out on July 30th. Watch the movie, forward it on to your friends, relatives and community lists, see how you can help these families and communities rebuild at www.katifund.org and send us your feedback about this moving and important film: www.12tribefilms.org/feedback Click here to watch Home Game today www.wejew.com/homegame Thie movie is most appropriate activity for the 9 days, in general, and Tisha Ba'av specifically. Learn more about this special FREE online launch here. Watch the trailer here. Sincerely, Avi Abelow Founder and CEO 12Tribe Films Foundation www.12tribefilms.org Facebook me: a...@12tribefilms.org Twitter me: avirach Movie Documents on Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/12tribefilms Israel Advocacy - www.visualcv.com/avirach 12Tribe Films Foundation is a "For Impact" 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting creative projects about the Jewish people and the land of Israel that connect, entertain, and inspire. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: A site for films about Israel
<http://www.chutzpaproductions.com>www.chutzpaproductions.com Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive
Shalom Safranim.
I thought this might be of interest to some.
http://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/
Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive
"The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive exists to
maintain a collection of oral testimonies of those who survived the
Holocaust and make these widely accessible for educational purposes.
Through interlibrary loan, the Internet and community outreach, we
make the oral testimonies and transcriptions available to
researchers, students and the general public."
I have put it a link to it on my Holocaust research guide at
http://libguides.gwu.edu/holocaust
B'chavod rav.
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Re: [ha-Safran]: No more assigned classics
In my opinio nitis a very bad idea. Literature, at its best, can elevate the spirit. I doubt the typical seventh and eight gradr will siply stumble upon such literature. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Gale Racism Encyclopedia let-down
Shalom Mr. Jaffe, Thank you very much for your missive and your attempts to deal with the publisher. I personally would favor the AJL issuing a strong, official statement. B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Gale Racism Encyclopedia let-down
My colleage, David Ettinger suggests that individual librarians communicate their displeasure to their Gale ales repesentatives. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Your proposed meeting to discuss the
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 7.00] MISSING_SUBJECT,SPF(neutral,0) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=71.74.56.123; country=US; region=OH; city=Reynoldsburg; latitude=39.9549; longitude=-82.7693; metrocode=535; areacode=614; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.9549,-82.7693&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists (inherits from default) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.84 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Dear Mr.. McLaughlin On behalf of myself and my colleague David Ettinger, I am taking the liberty of responding to your kind offer of meeting about the Zionism article in The Encyclopedia of Race and Racism. Dr. Ettinger has read this message and fully concurs with it as do George Washington University professors Bernard Reich and Walter Reich. We both appreciate your offer, as our library's Gale sales representative, to meet and discuss this issue with us but, in fact, much discussion with Gale has already occurred and we think the time now is for proper action, not more discussion. We realize that, Gale being a large publisher, this matter may not have filtered down to you and, again, we appreciate your offer. Rather than meet, however, perhaps a better use of time would be for me to forward you separately a message from from Lee Jaffe of the University of California at Santa Cruz (I have received his permission to do so) which explains at least some of the discussions that have already taken place. In addition we recommend an article by Gideon Shimoni, emeritus professor at the Hebrew University which can be found at <http://www.spme.net/cgi-bin/articles.cgi?ID=4739>http://www.spme.net/cgi-bin/articles.cgi?ID=4739 I realize that it can be embarrassing for any individual or organization to publicly admit an error, but I still hope that Gale will do what is proper: acknowledge the error, disown the inaccurate article, and remove both articles on Zionism from the electronic version of the encyclopedia and the original article from future printings and editions of the paper version. (I assume there are as yet no subsequent printings that include the second article.) Simply putting an accurate article in the encyclopedia to "balance" an inaccurate article, as Gale has done, is not really a good and proper solution. As a librarian, I wish to refer people to authoritative encyclopedias in order to receive accurate information. The "solution" Gale has adopted is thus actually no solution at all and reflects a philosophy that will reduce an encyclopedia to simply a compendium of arguments, even false and outrageous ones, as opposed to a reliable source of accurate information. The entry, in my view, is a stain on Gale's reputation and makes me, personally, less confident in consulting any of its works or advising others to do so. Thank you for your interest and openness and for affording us the opportunity to communicate our views on this issue. I am, sir, Very truly yours, Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: New Anti-Semitic Textbook: Polygamy in Israel
>From the Arutz Sheva news service. (I personally would like to see the AJL issue a strong statement of condemnation of this book as well as Gale's Encyclopedia of Race and Racism to the press generally. So far, as I understand it, a statement on the encyclopedia was only sent to the magazine American Libraries which refused to publish it.) New Anti-Semitic Textbook: Polygamy in Israel by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu A new textbook introduced into a Sydney, Australia school charges that "much modern conflict in the world is related to the reactions of other groups to the Jewish people." The author, Christopher Hartney of the University of Sydney, also wrote that polygamy is "commonly practiced in the Jewish State." Bedouin men practice polygamy but the author did not refer specifically to them, leaving the impression that Jews follow the practice. Polygamy among Jews has been prohibited by rabbis for centuries and is illegal in the State of Israel. However, the government has made an exception for Bedouins, citing it as a religious freedom. Hartney's stab at Jews as being involved in most modern conflicts in the world, among other slurs against Jews, caught the attention of Jewish students, who complained to authorities. The author also wrote that the Passover holiday involves slaughtering lambs, [a smearing the lintel on the front door with blood," rituals that are described in the Bible but which are not practiced today. Sacrificing animals was performed in the Holy Temples until the destruction of the Second Temple nearly 2,000 years ago. Jewish leaders in Sydney expressed fear that the book, which already has been distributed to 5,000 students, will fuel anti-Semitism. The publisher of the textbook, Cambridge University Press, said it will "review" the objections, although the Jewish Board of Deputies has demanded that the current edition of the book be withdrawn. "It is alarming that a book which is widely used in schools across New South Wales could contain so many inaccuracies and such appalling statements - one of which is in the realm of racial vilification," said Board of Deputies chief executive Vic Alhadeff. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: <http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html>http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: <http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html>http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage <http://www.JewishLibraries.org>http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Fwd: Gale encyclopedia update
Dec. 28, 2009 Mr. Ini kindly gave me permission to forward his informative message. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. -- Forwarded message -- From: Gilead Ini To: "Bernard Reich http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gale-to-commission-independent-board-to-conduct-thorough-review-of-the-encyclopedia-of-race-and-racism-79527017.html Gale to Commission Independent Board to Conduct Thorough Review of the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale, part of Cengage Learning, will commission an independent board to examine the factual accuracy, scholarly basis, coverage, scope, and balance of every article in The Encyclopedia of Race and Racism. This step is being taken to address concerns from several organizations regarding one of the nearly 400 articles in the work, "Zionism," by Noel Ignatiev. The groups questioned the lack of articles regarding other nationalist movements in the encyclopedia, as well as the accuracy of, and support for, certain statements in the Zionism article. Gale originally published The Encyclopedia of Race and Racism under its Macmillan imprint in 2008, with the goal of creating a comprehensive survey of anthropological, sociological, historical, economic, and scientific thought about race and racism in the modern era. An independent editorial board of subject matter experts defined the table of contents, and under the direction of the editor in chief, nominated authors and ensured that articles were peer-reviewed by scholars and academics. Based upon recommendations of the new independent board, and in accordance with Gale's own publishing standards, Gale may retain, revise, remove or commission material as necessary to ensure the integrity of the encyclopedia. Gale will also update the content in the electronic edition on an ongoing basis, effectively building a new edition dynamically. "Gale's goal is to provide a broad range of viewpoints and authoritative information to its readers," said Frank Menchaca, executive vice president and publisher of Gale. "In response to a serious debate as to the authoritative nature of any of our published content, we believe that the most appropriate response is not to quickly suppress a particular point of view, but rather to engage in rigorous review, informed debate, and dedication to continuous improvement." Gale has already taken several steps to address concerns about the article authored by Noel Ignatiev on Zionism, including commissioning a 10-part composite article, "Nationalism and Ethnicity," which includes a new article on Zionism, as well as evaluations of cultural nationalism in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and the Middle East, and a closer analysis of Pan Arabism. The composite is being made available at no charge, in both print and digital forms, to all customers who purchased the encyclopedia. About Cengage Learning and Gale Cengage Learning delivers highly customized learning solutions for colleges, universities, professors, students, libraries, government agencies, corporations and professionals around the world. Gale, part of Cengage Learning, serves the world's information and education needs through its vast and dynamic content pools, which are used by students and consumers in their libraries, schools and on the Internet. It is best known for the accuracy, breadth and convenience of its data, addressing all types of information needs - from homework help to health questions to business profiles - in a variety of formats. For more information, visitwww.cengage.com or www.gale.com. SOURCE Cengage Learning --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: review of The Israel Test by George Gilder
tely needs to hear Gilder's message. It is also important to note Gilder often conflates Jews with Israelis. While the majority of Israelis are Jews, less than half of all Jews are Israelis. At times, Gilder appears to forget this - particularly when discussing the unparalleled Jewish achievements in modern history. Still, The Israel Test is a critically important read. The test, itself, should serve as an important guide to understanding the ideology and guiding philosophies of leaders on the world stage. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Agranat Commission report
Shalom Safranim, A professor is looking for a complete English translation of the Agranat Commission report on the Yom Kippur War. It seems to be available in The Israeli-Arab Reader: A Documentary History of the Middle East Conflict, edited by Walter Laqueur and Barry Rubin. If anyone happens to know of anywhere else it is available, please e-mail me directly. B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: An Israeli film
Shalom Safranim. I have not yet seen this film, but it sounds fascinating and I thought some of you might want to know about it: Habenhasorer.com B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: A new Israeli book on women terrorists
Shalom Safranim. A brand new Israeli book on women terrorists is out. Information is available at: haz1121.pdf B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: URL for the book on women terrorists
Shalom Safranim. Here is the correct URL for information about the book. Sorry the one I sent previously is no longer operative. http://bit.ly/craS0F B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Judisches Lexicon
Shalom Safranim.
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Our library received the following query about the Judisches
Lexicon. I am sorry to say we do not own it, so I am unable to
answer his question with certainty. If anyone can do so and has the
time, would you please e-mail Mordechai Goldberger directly? His
e-mail address is shar...@netvision.net.il Here is Mar Goldberger's message:
"My library at home contains the Judisches Lexicon in 5 (five)
volumes. Vols I & II reprinted in 1928, vols III in 1929, Vol IV (as
IV/1)& Vol V (as IV/2) in 1930. The Lexicon was published in 4
volumes in 1927. Is my copy identical to the original Lexicon?
"Thank you, M. Goldberger, Givatayim Israel"
Pesach sameach.
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[ha-Safran]: Re: Gale's official response to the criticisms
of its Encyclopedia of Race and Racism X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=0UlR9Czu668I0eXMyLHigKWn+OyLjOz56zOl0XCIY6Q= c=1 sm=0 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=Rbkyo50JXqmaGVJAYUhP0A==:17 a=S94AfVWn:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=0oYtexF8pzgZRq2hP_YA:9 a=rav1Okyk2AEjKVyIprIA:7 a=euA2zaUsDpf_rJ8ZRvDJ80nSBEUA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=Qjw26Ta6IEEA:10 a=Rbkyo50JXqmaGVJAYUhP0A==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 75.185.4.211 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 7.00] MISSING_SUBJECT,SPF(neutral,0) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=71.74.56.123; country=US; region=OH; city=Reynoldsburg; latitude=39.9549; longitude=-82.7693; metrocode=535; areacode=614; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.9549,-82.7693&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists (inherits from default) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.21 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Dear Mr. Hancox, Thank you. While I still plan to meet with you as arranged, I confess that the official Gale response, which you kindly sent, in no way restores my confidence in its judgement and therefore the reliability of its products. It strikes me that the official reply lacks coherence. Gale recognizes (finally) that nationalism is not the same as racism, but instead of removing its one article on a national movement, it plans to include artciles on other national movements and so, at least implicitly,slur them as well! This might have a certain plausibility if it renamed its work The Encyclpedia of Nationalism and Racism or something of the sort, but, even here, there would be an implicit connection maintained between the two phenomena. My suggestion would be for the removal of the articles on Zionism from the current encyclpoedia and, if Gale wishes, the publication of a completely separate encyclopedia on nationalism in which accurate articles on Zionism would be completely appropriate. Also, Gale has nowhere acknowledged the flAwed nature of the original article which it keeps, unchanged, in the encyclopedia. Very truly yours, Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. "The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." --Haldir of Lothlorien - Original Message - From: "Hancox, Matthew (Gale)" Date: Monday, April 5, 2010 10:28 pm Subject: RE: Meeting To: David Ettinger Cc: Shmuel Ben-Gad > I look forward to speaking further tomorrow. Below is a link to the > official response to the criticism on the Zionism article just in case > you hadn't already seen the announcement. > > > > See you tomorrow, Matt > > > --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Book Title Question
Perhaps From Time Immemorial by Joan Peters? Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
